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Old 09-22-2006, 7:10 AM
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Hayden re-signs for 2 years with Repsol Honda...
Linkie... Soup :: Hayden signs Two-Year Deal With Honda

Story doesn't say whether it's a racing or development contract though...


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Old 09-22-2006, 7:44 AM
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Re: Hayden re-signs for 2 years with Repsol Honda...
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Linkie... Soup :: Hayden signs Two-Year Deal With Honda

Story doesn't say whether it's a racing or development contract though...
Coffee toting for Pederosa why would you let Hayden ride
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Re: Hayden re-signs for 2 years with Repsol Honda...
Mixed feelings about this...
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Re: Hayden re-signs for 2 years with Repsol Honda...
Same, I was hoping he would move on to something different...
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Same, I was hoping he would move on to something different...
Me, too, especially if any of these "conspiracy theories" about how they're treating him are true. I'd hate to see him be #2 rider, second to Pod-boy midget. I know the #1 rider's job is to test new parts, but c'mon, they can't even give him a decent clutch??
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Re: Hayden re-signs for 2 years with Repsol Honda...
I was hoping he would have signed the Yamaha deal.
Oh well.
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Re: Hayden re-signs for 2 years with Repsol Honda...
It makes sense really. Nicky has gotten better every year and Honda probably is banking on more and more potential. He will probably continue to evolve and grow. He'll have to b/c Pod-boy will do the same.

Nicky is the ultimate company man and I think Honda appreciatates that. Especially, if Nicky ends up being the #2.

Besides that, think about this. Nicky grew up seeing his parents' sacrifice so that he and his bros could go racing. Now he's got a "good job". Hard to throw that away you know.

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Same, I was hoping he would move on to something different...
yep Honda is a terrible place, he is only likely to be #1 in the world this year (or VERY close if not)
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Maybe he was impressed with the 800..
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Maybe he was impressed with the 800..
Of course he is impressed, he has been riding it all year
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Re: Hayden re-signs for 2 years with Repsol Honda...
Wow! In spite off all the favoritism and sabotage huh?
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Of course he is impressed, he has been riding it all year
You put the 'rep' in repsol.

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Wow! In spite off all the favoritism and sabotage huh?
The contract must have been written in Spanish..
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Re: Hayden re-signs for 2 years with Repsol Honda...
Repsol had to sign him so Pederosa would have someone to look up to...





Oh wait anyone would work for that.
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Re: Hayden re-signs for 2 years with Repsol Honda...
don't they say in the US of A , "if it ain't broke don't fix it"?
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Re: Hayden re-signs for 2 years with Repsol Honda...
Even if Hayden goes back to the "B" bike, with the exception of Rossi, he has beaten the "A" bike riders. And when he was second to Rossi (Rookie season) he was 5th in the overall, thrid Honda (I think).

Sucks that we won't see him on something else, but the 800's are going to favor the 250 riders. All the press releases are raving how the two that have been shown (Ducati and Yamaha) are basically over blown 250's and that their characteristics mimic the smaller bikes.

At least it's a done deal and he can focus on the championship!
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Re: Hayden re-signs for 2 years with Repsol Honda...
I would love to see Nicky on a Ducati or even on a Yamaha, but either way, I'm still rooting for him.
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He signed with Honda. It says nothing about Repsol.
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I was hoping he would have signed the Yamaha deal.
Oh well.
And be compared to Rossi and look very very average at best (like just about anyone else would). With Honda, he at least has a chance if Honda brings out a superior 800 and PedPod struggles as he sometimes do (Nicky still has consistency over Pedpod and has shown he is also is less likely to get hurt)

Is there anyone who really thinks that Nicky would a be championship contender against Rossi on Yammie? Seriously?
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Is there anyone who really thinks that Nicky would a be championship contender against Rossi on Yammie? Seriously?
I don't think he'd be where he is on anything less than an RC-V
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He signed with Honda. It says nothing about Repsol.
A better story is on motogp.com...
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